Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Ibu in Indonesia on 10 May 2026 23:30 UTC

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Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Ibu

in Indonesia

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Ibu is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Ibu
Lat/Lon:	1.488 , 127.63
Event Date:	10 May 2026 23:30 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 58000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 850000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	2
Population exposure index:	4
Inserted at:	11 May 2026 05:33 UTC

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	Level	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		10 May 2026 23:30	Volcanic ash to flight level 70 (2100m) observation from ground 09 1509 UTC.	DARWIN

Exposed population

The eruption happened in Indonesia , Province of Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are Pasilulu, Talen, Tahafo, Tokuoku-njeku, Tolofu, Baru, Kedi, Talabit, Soanmaitik, Toguear, and Doitia.

Radius	Population
100 km	850000 people
75 km	430000 people
50 km	310000 people
30 km	58000 people
20 km	38000 people
10 km	27000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

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Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Maluku	Indonesia	2 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Kau	KAZ	unknown				0	45 km
Babullah	TTE	15	Civ.	Paved	No	4600	78 km
Pitu		15	Civ.	Paved	No	9500	98 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Galela		Indonesia	45 km
Kau		Indonesia	46 km
Tobelo		Indonesia	50 km
Akeselaka		Indonesia	63 km
Ternate	IDTTE	Indonesia	82 km
Buli		Indonesia	99 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

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